The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-15
AMERICANS In MEXICO.
THE CHURCH ore ANS ATTACK
TdR GOVERNMENT
For AlIOwiOg American Capitalists
10 Purchase Valuable Tracts OF
Lana in That Republic.

Cry OF MRxIco, June 1.-THE re-
cant action Of tie government in
grantiug important concessions for
colonization, pnblic improvements
etc, 10 Americans and American com.
panies, is the p 'etext for az assault on
the administration by tbe organs q
the church party. The Ndeiondl, q
prominent opposition journal, will, in
leading article tomorrow take a
strong stand against tie Diiz admin
ietration for granting cor ces-
kions 10 Americans. "E sch Of these
concessions, Gays the Ndciondl,
lis one link more which ties US to
that Pacific American Cor qnest, as it
is termed by American journalists
within and without the country. With
this 'pac fic conquest there will be no
war, there will BE- no armies of Amer
leans invading McKee,, aud no battles
will be fought. We shsll not see our
selves subjugated by our national enc.
mics by force Of ans, buf, Ga the
other hand, the business men and
financiers who come from the United
States, and 10 whom our Gov.
ernment officials give conces-
sions, will create American
interests, will make themselves the
owners Of great manufacturing, min
ing, railway and agricultural enter.
piises; will acquire exts sive terri
torisl properties, will exercise by their
wealth decisive influence in the coun.
try, and the day will arrive, if things
go on as they are now going, when
they will control the elections, will
become deputies ADD ministers, and
will decide who shall be President OF
the Republic. The Catholic religion
will then give place to Protestant
ism, to Judaism, to Mormon
ism, and to thousand ridiculous
secs which exit in the United States,
and the English language will replace
the Spanish In that day we shall no
longer be Mexicans-we shall be
slaves in our own land and will &C.
cupy the wretceed place which de-
eCendsn,s Of MexiCaus now occupy in
California, Texas and New Mexico,
who have not ssaimilsted with the
Yankee race. II foreigners are nee ded,
let Europeans be welcomed, let Span
isrds, FrenChmen, English AID Ger
mans come, but not Americans"
The writer goes on to say that Ell.
ropesns will aid the Mexicans TO resist
influence and overcome ths
Yapkess. "To admit Yankees" con-
tinues the article, "is to seat at our tn.
BILE our mortal enemies. Already
Americans control the Central, Ma
tionsl and Sonora railways. Many Of
the richest mir el are in their posses.
zion, and soon there will be American
banks Of discount end all our wealth
will pass into their hands, because our
government OBJ va the fatal error which
inclines 1t to them. The future means
Yankee absorption, the disappear
auce OF the Mexican race in missry,
and an increase in the number Of stars
in the hated American flag. II We
Mexicans wish to prevent this terrible
fate, it is necessary that public opin.
on should not only declare itself reso-
utely anti. American, but show itself
20 in all its acts" The tone Of the |
clerical press continues etrongly anti.
American and bitter in its opposition
10 the policy of the Disz administra- |
ion, which fsvors protection and en-
enlargement Of American capital and |